Zefanias 3
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Ang Hinaharap ng Jerusalem
3 Sinabi ni Zefanias: Nakakaawa ang Jerusalem! Ang mga naninirahan dito ay nagrerebelde sa Dios at gumagawa ng karumihan. Ang kanyang mga pinuno ay mapang-api. 2 Hindi sila nakikinig kahit kanino, at ayaw nilang magpaturo. Hindi sila nagtitiwala sa Panginoon na kanilang Dios, ni lumalapit sa kanya. 3 Ang kanilang mga opisyal ay parang leon na umaatungal. Ang kanilang mga pinuno ay parang mga lobo na naghahanap ng makakain kung gabi, at walang itinitira pagsapit ng umaga. 4 Ang kanilang mga propeta ay padalos-dalos sa kanilang mga ginagawa at hindi mapagkakatiwalaan. Nilalapastangan ng kanilang mga pari ang mga bagay na banal at sinusuway ang Kautusan ng Dios. 5 Pero naroon pa rin ang presensya ng Panginoon sa kanilang lungsod. Ginagawa ng Panginoon ang mabuti at hindi ang masama. Araw-araw ipinapakita niya ang kanyang katarungan, at nananatili siyang tapat. Pero ang masasama ay patuloy na gumagawa ng masama at hindi sila nahihiya.
6 Sinabi ng Panginoon, “Nilipol ko ang mga bansa; giniba ko ang kanilang mga lungsod pati ang kanilang mga pader at mga tore. Wala nang natirang mga mamamayan, kaya wala nang makikitang taong naglalakad sa kanilang mga lansangan. 7 Dahil sa mga ginawa kong ito akala ko igagalang na ako ng aking mga mamamayan at tatanggapin na nila ang aking pagsaway sa kanila, para hindi na magiba ang kanilang lungsod ayon sa itinakda ko sa kanila. Pero lalo pa silang nagpakasama.
8 “Kaya kayong tapat na mga taga-Jerusalem, hintayin ninyo ang araw na uusigin ko ang mga bansa. Sapagkat napagpasyahan kong tipunin ang mga bansa at ang mga kaharian para ibuhos sa kanila ang matindi kong galit na parang apoy na tutupok sa buong mundo. 9 Pagkatapos, babaguhin ko ang mga tao,[a] para lahat silaʼy lalapit sa akin at magkakaisang maglilingkod sa akin. 10 Ang aking mga mamamayang nangalat sa kabilang ibayo ng mga ilog ng Etiopia[b] ay magdadala ng mga handog sa akin.
11 “Sa araw na iyon, kayong mga taga-Jerusalem ay hindi na mapapahiya sa lahat ng mga kasalanang ginawa ninyo sa akin, dahil aalisin ko sa inyo ang mga mapagmataas at mayayabang. Kaya wala nang magyayabang doon sa aking banal na bundok.[c] 12 Pero mag-iiwan ako sa Jerusalem ng mga taong aba at mahihirap na hihingi ng tulong[d] sa akin. 13 Ang mga Israelitang ito ay hindi gagawa ng masama; hindi sila magsisinungaling o mandadaya. Kakain at matutulog silang payapa at walang kinatatakutan.”
Matutuwa ang mga Israelita
14 Sinabi ni Zefanias: Kayong mga mamamayan ng Israel, sumigaw kayo sa tuwa! Kayong mga mamamayan ng Zion, ang lungsod ng Jerusalem, umawit kayo at magalak nang buong puso! 15 Sapagkat hindi na kayo parurusahan ng Panginoon. Palalayasin niya ang inyong mga kaaway. Kasama ninyo ang Panginoon, ang Hari ng Israel, kaya wala nang kasawiang dapat pang katakutan.
16 Sa araw na iyon, sasabihin ng mga tao sa mga taga-Jerusalem, “Mga mamamayan ng Zion, huwag kayong matakot; magpakatatag kayo. 17 Sapagkat kasama ninyo ang Panginoon na inyong Dios. Katulad siya ng isang makapangyarihang sundalo na magliligtas sa inyo. Magagalak siya sa inyo, at sa pamamagitan ng kanyang pag-ibig ay babaguhin niya ang inyong buhay. Aawit siya nang may kagalakan dahil sa inyo, 18 gaya ng taong nagsasaya sa araw ng kapistahan.”
Sinabi pa ng Panginoon, “Ililigtas ko kayo sa kasawian para hindi na kayo malagay sa kahihiyan. 19 Sa araw na iyon, parurusahan ko ang lahat ng umaapi sa inyo. Kayo ay parang mga tupang napilay at nangalat, pero ililigtas ko kayo at titipuning muli. Inilagay kayo sa kahihiyan noon, pero pararangalan ko kayo at gagawing tanyag sa buong mundo. 20 Oo, titipunin ko kayo sa araw na iyon at pababalikin ko kayo sa inyong bansa. Pararangalan ko kayo at gagawing tanyag sa buong mundo. Mangyayari ito sa araw na panumbalikin ko ang inyong mabuting kalagayan at makikita ninyo mismo ito. Ako, ang Panginoon, ang nagsasabi nito.”
Zephaniah 3
New King James Version
The Wickedness of Jerusalem
3 Woe to her who is rebellious and polluted,
To the oppressing city!
2 She has not obeyed His voice,
She has not received correction;
She has not trusted in the Lord,
She has not drawn near to her God.
3 (A)Her princes in her midst are roaring lions;
Her judges are (B)evening wolves
That leave not a bone till morning.
4 Her (C)prophets are insolent, treacherous people;
Her priests have [a]polluted the sanctuary,
They have done (D)violence to the law.
5 The Lord is righteous in her midst,
He will do no unrighteousness.
[b]Every morning He brings His justice to light;
He never fails,
But (E)the unjust knows no shame.
6 “I have cut off nations,
Their fortresses are devastated;
I have made their streets desolate,
With none passing by.
Their cities are destroyed;
There is no one, no inhabitant.
7 (F)I said, ‘Surely you will fear Me,
You will receive instruction’—
So that her dwelling would not be cut off,
Despite everything for which I punished her.
But [c]they rose early and (G)corrupted all their deeds.
A Faithful Remnant(H)
8 “Therefore (I)wait for Me,” says the Lord,
“Until the day I rise up [d]for plunder;
My determination is to (J)gather the nations
To My assembly of kingdoms,
To pour on them My indignation,
All My fierce anger;
All the earth (K)shall be devoured
With the fire of My jealousy.
9 “For then I will restore to the peoples (L)a pure [e]language,
That they all may call on the name of the Lord,
To serve Him with one accord.
10 (M)From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia
My worshipers,
The daughter of My dispersed ones,
Shall bring My offering.
11 In that day you shall not be shamed for any of your deeds
In which you transgress against Me;
For then I will take away from your midst
Those who (N)rejoice in your pride,
And you shall no longer be haughty
In My holy mountain.
12 I will leave in your midst
(O)A meek and humble people,
And they shall trust in the name of the Lord.
13 (P)The remnant of Israel (Q)shall do no unrighteousness
(R)And speak no lies,
Nor shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth;
For (S)they shall feed their flocks and lie down,
And no one shall make them afraid.”
Joy in God’s Faithfulness
14 (T)Sing, O daughter of Zion!
Shout, O Israel!
Be glad and rejoice with all your heart,
O daughter of Jerusalem!
15 The Lord has taken away your judgments,
He has cast out your enemy.
(U)The King of Israel, the Lord, (V)is in your midst;
You shall [f]see disaster no more.
16 In that day (W)it shall be said to Jerusalem:
“Do not fear;
Zion, (X)let not your hands be weak.
17 The Lord your God (Y)in your midst,
The Mighty One, will save;
(Z)He will rejoice over you with gladness,
He will quiet you with His love,
He will rejoice over you with singing.”
18 “I will gather those who (AA)sorrow over the appointed assembly,
Who are among you,
To whom its reproach is a burden.
19 Behold, at that time
I will deal with all who afflict you;
I will save the (AB)lame,
And gather those who were driven out;
I will appoint them for praise and fame
In every land where they were put to shame.
20 At that time (AC)I will bring you back,
Even at the time I gather you;
For I will give you [g]fame and praise
Among all the peoples of the earth,
When I return your captives before your eyes,”
Says the Lord.
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 3:4 Or profaned
- Zephaniah 3:5 Lit. Morning by morning
- Zephaniah 3:7 They were eager
- Zephaniah 3:8 LXX, Syr. for witness; Tg. for the day of My revelation for judgment; Vg. for the day of My resurrection that is to come
- Zephaniah 3:9 Lit. lip
- Zephaniah 3:15 So with Heb. mss., LXX, Bg.; MT, Vg. fear
- Zephaniah 3:20 Lit. a name
Zephaniah 3
King James Version
3 Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!
2 She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the Lord; she drew not near to her God.
3 Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.
4 Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.
5 The just Lord is in the midst thereof; he will not do iniquity: every morning doth he bring his judgment to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no shame.
6 I have cut off the nations: their towers are desolate; I made their streets waste, that none passeth by: their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, that there is none inhabitant.
7 I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but they rose early, and corrupted all their doings.
8 Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the Lord, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.
9 For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the Lord, to serve him with one consent.
10 From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, even the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring mine offering.
11 In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty because of my holy mountain.
12 I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the Lord.
13 The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.
14 Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.
15 The Lord hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the king of Israel, even the Lord, is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil any more.
16 In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack.
17 The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
18 I will gather them that are sorrowful for the solemn assembly, who are of thee, to whom the reproach of it was a burden.
19 Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame.
20 At that time will I bring you again, even in the time that I gather you: for I will make you a name and a praise among all people of the earth, when I turn back your captivity before your eyes, saith the Lord.
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